The Cultural Frontline Podcast
1) K-Drama: A global force on screen
Korean drama, or K-drama, is enjoying phenomenal worldwide success. Thanks to video-on-demand streaming - and given a boost by the pandemic - South Korea is now one of the largest content providers in...Show More
2) My art, my community
This week, we hear from artists who’ve been making a difference in their local communities. Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka first spoke to The Cultural Frontline in 2019 when he was filming the prot...Show More
3) Reclaim and resist: Canada's indigenous musicians
The myriad of indigenous communities in Canada share a painful history. But today, Canada’s indigenous artists are using music, from rock to round dance, to interrogate still-felt horrors, to heal, an...Show More
4) Who should fund the arts?
What resources do artists around the world need to express themselves fully? Where should the money come from? And what, if any role should governments play? This week we’re exploring the question o...Show More
5) What the AI revolution means for arts
On this week’s programme we’re looking at the explosion of interest in the role of artificial intelligence, particularly since the arrival of a new generation of AI powered chatbots like Google Bard, ...Show More
6) Ukraine one year on: the artists’ response
On this week’s programme marking the first anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, we hear from some of the artists continuing the cultural life of the country. Tina Daheley talks to...Show More
7) Modi's hip-hop Nation
Rap is huge in India and Desi hip-hop, the music and culture which combines the influences of hip-hop and the Indian subcontinent, is about to go global. Fan and champion Bobby Friction meets the lea...Show More
8) Fiction and our climate emergency
Authors from around the world tell us why and how they reflect on our global climate crisis in their stories. Tina Daheley talks to three authors about the challenges and opportunities in putting clim...Show More
9) Inside the rise of LGBTQ+ fiction
Erica Gillingham is joined by a panel of leading international LGBTQ+ writers to discuss the growing popularity of queer fiction and the challenges posed by book bans. At a time when sales are increas...Show More
10) Why Indigenous and First Nation stories matter
On this week’s programme we hear from Indigenous and First Nations peoples about how they’re using their stories to shed light on their cultures and the issues facing their communities. Tina Daheley...Show More